Township of Florence, NJ Fees

The purpose of this chapter shall be the consolidation of all municipal fees charged, collected, and levied for services, permits, applications, and documents. Any fee set forth in Chapter 2 shall prevail in the event of any conflict with a fee set forth elsewhere in the Township Code. It is the purpose of establishing Chapter 2 to add to it with a goal to consolidate all fees into Chapter 2.

A current schedule of fees, "Schedule A," shall be created in order to contain the current fees of the Township.

Schedule A
Item			Fee
Vital records			$25 for first certified copy, $2 for each additional certified copy obtained at the same time.
Recreation registration [Amended 5-15-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-12]			No fee
Tennis Clinic Program [Added 5-15-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-12]			$50 per person per period
Summer Camp [Added 5-15-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-12]			$50 per person per week
Florence Township Community Center rental fees (Roebling, NJ) [Added 3-15-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
	Daytime weekday rentals
		Monday through Friday	$300 per day, event must end by 5:00 p.m. (multiday discount $250 per day/3 or more consecutive days)
	Evening weekday rentals
		Monday through Thursday	$425
	Weekend rentals
		Friday through Sunday	$425 (Township residents)
	Hourly rentals		$600 (nonresidents)
		Under 50 attendees and under 3 hours	$50 per hour + $125 cleaning/staffing fee
	Wedding and wedding reception rentals
		100 guests or less	$1,000
		101 to 250 (max.)	$1,125
Florence Township organization rentals [Added 3-15-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
	Florence Township based nonprofit organizations (i.e., 501c3 and 501c4) may rent the hall at a reduced rate of $125.
	All Florence Township organizations will assist the on-site staff member with the cleanup pursuant to Township policy. Florence Township community organization rentals shall include, but not be limited to, Florence Township sponsored recreation programs, Florence Township Boy Scout and Girl Scout organizations and the Florence Township Education Foundation.
Open public events [Added 3-15-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
	All Township sanctioned events offered by the Community Center, and open to the public with no admission fee, will be provided on behalf of the Township and incur no rental fee.
Zoning permit			$50 for residential uses $100 for commercial uses
Electronic pet containment zoning permits [Added 6-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-14]			No fee
Pet license (fee to be divided between State of New Jersey and the Township according to law)
	Altered dog		$10 (effective 12-31-2010)
	Non-altered dog		$13 (effective 12-31-2010)
	Cat		$5
	Late fee for dogs, post 1/31		$5
	Late fee for cats, post 1/31		$2
Construction code plan revisions			$50 per hour/per subcode Note – not applicable to R-5 single-family owner-occupied homes
Master Plan document			$25
Housing element of Master Plan			$25
Land Use Code Book			$30
O.P.R.A. requests			$0.10 per page
Copy fee			$0.10 per page
Township Map (small)			$2
Township Map (large)			$5
Zoning Map			$5
Flood Map letter			$5
200 feet list, up to 40 names			$10, plus $0.25 per additional name over 40
Yard sale permit			$2
Boat ramp and designated trailer parking area fees [Added 9-19-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-26[1]]
	Florence Township resident
		Daily permit	$10
		Annual permit	$40
	New Jersey nonresident
		Daily permit	$20
		Annual permit	$80
	Out-of-state resident
		Daily permit	$50
		Annual permit	$500
		Use without permit [Added 3-15-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]	$500 per violation
Clothing bins (Chapter 101): annual permit fee [Added 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-08]			$25 per bin
Property maintenance fees [Added 4-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05; amended 6-25-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-15]
	Landlord registration certificate		$25
	Landlord registration certificate annual renewal		$25
	Late fee (post 1/31)/failure to register [Added 3-15-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]		$25 per month of delinquency
	Initial inspection and first reinspection for a continued certificate of occupancy for resales		$60
	Initial inspection and first reinspection for a continued certificate of occupancy for rentals		$120
	Second reinspection after initial and first reinspection for a continued certificate of occupancy		$35
	Third inspection after initial and subsequent reinspection for a continued certificate of occupancy		$50
	Fourth reinspection, and subsequent reinspections, after initial series to obtain a continued certificate of occupancy		$100
	Inspection and reinspection fees where the inspection is for a property owned and occupied by a senior citizen, at least 65 years of age		No fee
	Landlord registration certificate where the application is for a property owned and occupied by a senior citizen, at least 65 years of age residing in a unit of the property and rents out the remaining units		No fee
	Administrative fee for amending a continued certificate of occupancy		$20
Lead Paint Inspection Program [Added 3-15-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04; amended 10-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-17]
	Fee for lead inspection provided through the Township		$600 per initial unit $450 per additional unit inspected on same day (minimum of 3 additional units)+n $10 per wipe sample (24-hour turnaround)
	Clearance examination		$300 per initial unit $200 per additional unit inspected on same day (minimum of 3 additional units)
	Administrative fee for lead inspection certificate (Township)		$20
	Statutory fee for deposit in Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund		$20
Fire flow/pressure test Editor's Note: See § 140-45.1. [Added 4-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-11]
	Water mains 8 inches diameter or larger (max. test duration 2 hours)		$1,000 per test
	Water mains less than 8 inches (max. test duration 2 hours)		$500 per test
	Tests exceeding 2 hours duration		$150/hour or fraction thereof

[1]

Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it would take effect at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2013.

[Added 9-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-11; amended 3-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-03]

Whenever the Township is called upon for an inspection of a lot by the Township Engineer, for the issuance of a certificate of approval, certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy, to determine compliance with land use approvals, the fees, per lot inspected, shall be as follows:

Type of Inspection		Fee (per lot)
Buildings:
	Grading plan, initial review	$250
	Grading plan, re-review	$150
	CO/TCO inspection/report	$250
	CO/TCO reinspection	$150
In-ground swimming pools:
	Grading plan and grading plan updates	$125
	Certificate of approval, inspection and reinspection	$175